Pearlite Definition

pûrlīt
noun
A mixture of iron and cementite, which crystallizes during the slow cooling of high-temperature steel and cast iron.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) Alternative form of perlite.

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Other Word Forms of Pearlite

Noun

Singular:
pearlite
Plural:
pearlites

Origin of Pearlite

  • pearl +"Ž -ite

    From Wiktionary

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